concrete illustration
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A concrete illustration of these conflicting emotional reactions is the case of the girl who declared that she feared her fiancé as much as she loved him, but felt that she must marry him nevertheless.
From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Melvin Moses Knight
He will here learn to choose the simple word instead of the complex, the short sentence instead of the involved, the concrete illustration instead of the abstract.
From Talks on Talking by Grenville Kleiser
The camp soon had a concrete illustration of the opinion the roughs held of themselves.
From Gold by Stewart Edward White
The cruiser requirements offer a concrete illustration of the application of this thought.
From Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
A concrete illustration to clear up a troublesome question, an appropriate incident to hit off some general truth, a happy phrase to crystallize a thought—all these things are born only of adequate preparation.
From Principles of Teaching by Adam S. Bennion
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